USS Sage

ARM Mariano Matamoros (P117) seen behind ARM Bretón (P124) in 2013.
History
United States
NameUSS Sage (AM-111)
BuilderWinslow Marine Railway and Shipbuilding Company, Winslow, Washington
Laid down29 July 1942
Launched21 November 1942
Commissioned23 August 1943
Recommissioned16 March 1951
Decommissioned
  • October 1946
  • 19 April 1955
ReclassifiedMSF-111, 7 February 1955
Stricken1 July 1972
Honours and
awards
8 battle stars (World War II)
FateSold to Mexico, 1973
Mexico
NameARM Hermenegildo Galeana (C86)
NamesakeHermenegildo Galeana
Acquired4 November 1973
ReclassifiedG19[1]
RenamedARM Mariano Matamoros (P117), 1993[1]
NamesakeMariano Matamoros
Statusin active service, as of 2007[1]
General characteristics
Class and typeAuk-class minesweeper
Displacement890 long tons (904 t)
Length221 ft 3 in (67.44 m)
Beam32 ft (9.8 m)
Draft10 ft 9 in (3.28 m)
Speed18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement100 officers and enlisted
Armament

USS Sage (AM-111) was an Auk-class minesweeper acquired by the United States Navy for the dangerous task of removing naval mines.

Sage was laid down on 29 July 1942 by the Winslow Marine Railway and Shipbuilding Company, Winslow, Washington; launched on 21 November 1942; sponsored by Miss Shirley Woodman; and commissioned on 23 August 1943.

  1. ^ a b c Wertheim, Eric, ed. (2007). The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems (15th ed.). Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. p. 472. ISBN 978-1-59114-955-2. OCLC 140283156.